Ancient Civs
Form of writing created by Egyptians to document their civilization
What is Hieroglyphics?
What is the Triangular Trade?
This was the reason why so many European nations had a large demand for African raw materials in the mid 1800s
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This man was most-known for his role in leading the fight to end Apartheid. He was imprisoned on Robben Island for 27 years, however upon his release he became South Africa's first black President.
Who is Nelson Mandela
Name two diseases that currently plague parts of the African continent
This Nile River Valley Civilization primarily used the Red Sea for trade.
What is Axum?
Arab traders in East Africa, as well as caravans passing through West Africa helped spread this religion throughout Africa.
What is Islam?
What is the Berlin Conference?
This was a movement popularized by many African nationalist leaders to unite African nations
What is pan-Africanism?
The conditions of this band of semi-arid land, make it a "breeding ground" for terrorist groups (poverty, lack of government presence, food/water shortages, etc.)
What is the Sahel?
West African civilizations such as Mali and Ghana became very wealthy off of the gold/salt trade because of this.
What is a tax on caravans/traders that passed through?
What is they relied on (profited from) the trade? As a result without this source of revenue, their economy suffered.
Name three positive consequences of European Imperialism in Africa.
What are...
Built Hospitals, Built Schools, Built/improved infrastructure (railways, roads, bridges, etc), inoculated diseases (vaccines), Introduced new agricultural practices/technology, Improved communication (telegraph), Introduced a postal system
During Apartheid, neighborhoods and urban areas were segregated by race, and referred to as these
What are townships?
This region of Africa has one of the largest poverty rates in the world
What is sub-Saharan Africa?
Contact between Arabs and Africans led to the development of this language.
What is Swahili?
This allowed East African city states to traverse the Indian Ocean and trade with cultures in South and East Asia
What are (seasonal) monsoon winds?
Name Four Negative Consequences of European Imperialism in Africa.
What are...
Forced Africans to convert to Christianity, Forced Africans to adopt European languages/schooling, Redrew borders to meet European interests, Exploited Africa's natural resources, Exploited African Labor, Disregarded ethnic groups/pitted groups against one another, put local industries out of business, labor camps, taxed Africans, torture/mutilation (Congo free state), etc.
This was the name for the group led by Nelson Mandela
What is the African National Congress?
These valuable resources are highly sought after, and used to finance armed groups, contributing to human rights abuses and violence in certain parts of Africa
What are conflict minerals?
Name the two rivers that Great Zimbabwe was settled between.
What are the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers?
This is the number of Africans who died on the "Middle Passage" journey to the Americas.
What is two million?
This weapon gave Europeans an advantage when it came to warfare/conquering parts of Africa
What is the Maxim gun?
This man's actions in the 1940s inspired a wave of similar nationalist movements throughout Africa
Who is Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi?
Name and describe the three common shapes found on a population pyramid. What does each one indicate about a nation's population?
Triangle (wide base on bottom) - indicates a young, fast growing population...most people are in pre-reproductive state
Triangle (wide at the top) - indicates a shrinking population that is aging (most of population is in post-reproductive stage)
Block shaped - indicates steady/slow growth; most of population is in the reproductive stage